In the past 30 years, Malaysia has successfully curtailed high poverty rates and reduced income inequalities. Its goal is to attain high income status by 2020 while ensuring that growth is sustainable.
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The Johor Water Supply Project will
expand water supply infrastructure systems in 3 of the 8
districts of the State of Johor. Water services will be
improved for around... Show More + one million people and expanded to
another 370,000 by 1990. The project will provide for: (a)
the expansion of source works serving the Johor Bahru
district, and the strengthening of the distribution systems;
(b) the construction of intake, pumping, transmission and
distribution works for the Batu Pahat district; (c) the
construction of intake, wells, treatment, transmission and
storage works for the Kluang district; (d) the establishment
of continuing in-house training capabilities at the Federal
and Johor State levels; and (e) technical assistance and
consulting services for improving the Water
Department's technical operations, construction
supervision, and block mapping surveys and detailed
engineering of the distribution networks. Show Less -

The Johor Water Supply Project will
expand water supply infrastructure systems in 3 of the 8
districts of the State of Johor. Water services will be
improved for around... Show More + one million people and expanded to
another 370,000 by 1990. The project will provide for: (a)
the expansion of source works serving the Johor Bahru
district, and the strengthening of the distribution systems;
(b) the construction of intake, pumping, transmission and
distribution works for the Batu Pahat district; (c) the
construction of intake, wells, treatment, transmission and
storage works for the Kluang district; (d) the establishment
of continuing in-house training capabilities at the Federal
and Johor State levels; and (e) technical assistance and
consulting services for improving the Water
Department's technical operations, construction
supervision, and block mapping surveys and detailed
engineering of the distribution networks. Show Less -

The Land Settlement Infrastructure
Project will continue to support the Government's land
development and settlement program. It will assist the
Federal Land Development... Show More + Authority (FELDA) and the Public
Works Department (PWD) in the provision of roads and water
supply works for existing land settlement schemes, and
strengthen PWD's construction and waterworks operation
and maintenance practices. The project will complement
agricultural development of some 105,000 ha and thereby
raise living standards and incomes of some 26,000 settler
families in Peninsular Malaysia. It will include: (a)
construction of about 840 km of access and village roads and
18 bridges; (b) construction of seven water treatment
plants, about 90 km of distribution mains, and reservoirs
and reticulation systems for 44 settlement villages; and (c)
development and implementation of a training program and
technical assistance for improvement of waterworks operation
and maintenance in the State of Pahang. There are no major
risks associated with the project. Show Less -

The Land Settlement Infrastructure
Project will continue to support the Government's land
development and settlement program. It will assist the
Federal Land Development... Show More + Authority (FELDA) and the Public
Works Department (PWD) in the provision of roads and water
supply works for existing land settlement schemes, and
strengthen PWD's construction and waterworks operation
and maintenance practices. The project will complement
agricultural development of some 105,000 ha and thereby
raise living standards and incomes of some 26,000 settler
families in Peninsular Malaysia. It will include: (a)
construction of about 840 km of access and village roads and
18 bridges; (b) construction of seven water treatment
plants, about 90 km of distribution mains, and reservoirs
and reticulation systems for 44 settlement villages; and (c)
development and implementation of a training program and
technical assistance for improvement of waterworks operation
and maintenance in the State of Pahang. There are no major
risks associated with the project. Show Less -

For a decade and a half, Malaysia's
development strategy has been shaped by four concerns:
achieving growth that is sufficient to absorb a labor force
expanding at over... Show More + 3 percent per annum; securing the
country's prosperity, once its mineral resources have
been depleted; striking a balance in the distribution of
corporate wealth and employment; and removing the canker of
rural poverty both for reasons of social welfare and
political stability. Malaysia's development strategy
for the second half of the 1980's should be based on
compromises between growth and stability on the one hand and
increased efforts on resource mobilization and improved
efficiency on the other. As growth imperatives have not
diminished, and while resource constraints must be dealt
with, there may be an advantage in modifying the development
strategy so as to improve capital efficiency and reduce
investment levels. Recent findings further show that a dual
strategy approach dealing with the mutual dependencies in
the agriculture and industry sectors may have considerable
potential. Agriculture needs industrial products such as
fertilizer while industry can flourish by manufacturing
goods based on locally produced agricultural raw materials. Show Less -

The project would assist the Government
to complete the long-term investment program in technician
and skilled worker training started under the first
Industrial Training... Show More + Project (Loan 2145-MA). It is designed
to: (a) increase the supply of technicians and skilled
workers; (b) further improve the quality of training and
strengthen management of training; and (c) improve manpower
development planning. It would provide for: (i)
construction and equipping of three polytechnics, at Kota
Bharu, Kuching and Port Dickson, with a total enrollment of
4500 and a planned annual output of about 2200 technicians.
Within this component, the project would further finance
introduction of new training courses to meet industrial
needs; training for polytechnic staff; and strengthening of
management. In addition, the project would include; (ii)
construction and equipping of two industrial training
institutes, at Alor Setar and Kota Bharu, with a total
training capacity of about 1000 places (at any time) and a
planned annual output of about 1300 skilled workers. This
component would further involve the introduction of new
training programs to meet industrial needs; training for
industrial training institute staff; and strengthening of
management; and (iii) improvement in manpower development. Show Less -

The project is designed to assist the
Sabah State Government to develop a basis for a large scale
forestry resource program in the State. It would help to
establish:... Show More + (i) a 3,000 ha pilot plantation of fast-growing
light hardwoods in the Bengkoka area, together with
necessary infrastructure and management services; (ii) an
outgrower scheme on a trial basis of about 500 ha to
encourage private farmers to grow trees for sale as
pulpwood; and (iii) a research plantation. It would also
provide consultancy services for: (i) studies to strengthen
forestry research and development; (ii) transportation
studies to establish economic limits to siting of
plantations with respect to market outlets; (iii) marketing
studies to assess the likely supply and demand for the
forest products being contemplated; (iv) studies of timber
utilization and required processing facilities; and (v) an
analysis of alternative fiscal incentives to encourage
private sector participation in reforestation. Fellowships,
totalling about 12 man-months for forestry staff would be
provided to expose them to overseas operations of special
relevance to the project. Show Less -

The project would assist the Government
to complete the long-term investment program in technician
and skilled worker training started under the first
Industrial Training... Show More + Project (Loan 2145-MA). It is designed
to: (a) increase the supply of technicians and skilled
workers; (b) further improve the quality of training and
strengthen management of training; and (c) improve manpower
development planning. It would provide for: (i)
construction and equipping of three polytechnics, at Kota
Bharu, Kuching and Port Dickson, with a total enrollment of
4500 and a planned annual output of about 2200 technicians.
Within this component, the project would further finance
introduction of new training courses to meet industrial
needs; training for polytechnic staff; and strengthening of
management. In addition, the project would include; (ii)
construction and equipping of two industrial training
institutes, at Alor Setar and Kota Bharu, with a total
training capacity of about 1000 places (at any time) and a
planned annual output of about 1300 skilled workers. This
component would further involve the introduction of new
training programs to meet industrial needs; training for
industrial training institute staff; and strengthening of
management; and (iii) improvement in manpower development. Show Less -

The project would support the Federal
Land Development Authority's (FELDA) palm oil mill
construction program which, under the responsibility of
FELDA Mills Corporation... Show More + (FELMILL), provides fruit processing
services to FELDA's smallholder land settlement
schemes. It would strengthen FELMILL's mill planning
and operation and would assist in constructing seven palm
oil mills with a total capacity of 351 ton - fresh fruit
bunch of oil palm (FFB)/hour. The project would also support
FELDA's ongoing efforts to strengthen its corporate and
financial planning and accounting systems. It would provide
consulting services to design a computerized data-base
system for FELDA. Show Less -

The project would support the Federal
Land Development Authority's (FELDA) palm oil mill
construction program which, under the responsibility of
FELDA Mills Corporation... Show More + (FELMILL), provides fruit processing
services to FELDA's smallholder land settlement
schemes. It would strengthen FELMILL's mill planning
and operation and would assist in constructing seven palm
oil mills with a total capacity of 351 ton - fresh fruit
bunch of oil palm (FFB)/hour. The project would also support
FELDA's ongoing efforts to strengthen its corporate and
financial planning and accounting systems. It would provide
consulting services to design a computerized data-base
system for FELDA. Show Less -

The project will develop small-scale
enterprises (SSEs) in Malaysia by significantly increasing
the availability of institutional credit and expanding and
improving... Show More + TA. This will provide integrated services to
those SSEs which presently do not receive adequate
institutional credit and high quality technical assistance.
It will also strengthen BPMB institutionally, and expand
MIDF's SSE lending. Over the 3-year project period,
some 1,100-1,200 subloans will be made with an average size
of US$75,000-US$89,000. Under the TA component, the project
will provide staff training for the participating agencies,
equipment for workshops, laboratories and classrooms,
expansion of physical facilities and recruitment of
experts/advisors. The project will also strengthen the
coordination mechanism for financial and technical
assistance and the monitoring and evaluation of all TA programs. Show Less -

The project will develop small-scale
enterprises (SSEs) in Malaysia by significantly increasing
the availability of institutional credit and expanding and
improving... Show More + TA. This will provide integrated services to
those SSEs which presently do not receive adequate
institutional credit and high quality technical assistance.
It will also strengthen BPMB institutionally, and expand
MIDF's SSE lending. Over the 3-year project period,
some 1,100-1,200 subloans will be made with an average size
of US$75,000-US$89,000. Under the TA component, the project
will provide staff training for the participating agencies,
equipment for workshops, laboratories and classrooms,
expansion of physical facilities and recruitment of
experts/advisors. The project will also strengthen the
coordination mechanism for financial and technical
assistance and the monitoring and evaluation of all TA programs. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural
Electrification (Eleventh Power) is to support NEB's
program to extend electricity supply outside the urban
areas, in the less developed... Show More + states of Kedah, Kelantan,
Trengganu, Pahang, Johor and Perak. The project includes the
extension of distribution facilities for supply to about
82,000 residential consumers, and to commercial and
industrial consumers. It also includes construction of the
275 kV Malacca-Yong Peng-Scudai line and the 132 kV
Kluang-Mersing and Kota Tinggi-Tg Ramunia lines. The project
aims to strengthen the institutional capability of NEB by
providing assistance for strengthening the corporate
planning function, improving the accounting system and
augmenting the training facilities. Consulting services to
improve the efficiency of the existing structure of
NEB's tariffs and to carry out feasibility studies for
a hydro project are also included. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Rural
Electrification (Eleventh Power) is to support NEB's
program to extend electricity supply outside the urban
areas, in the less developed... Show More + states of Kedah, Kelantan,
Trengganu, Pahang, Johor and Perak. The project includes the
extension of distribution facilities for supply to about
82,000 residential consumers, and to commercial and
industrial consumers. It also includes construction of the
275 kV Malacca-Yong Peng-Scudai line and the 132 kV
Kluang-Mersing and Kota Tinggi-Tg Ramunia lines. The project
aims to strengthen the institutional capability of NEB by
providing assistance for strengthening the corporate
planning function, improving the accounting system and
augmenting the training facilities. Consulting services to
improve the efficiency of the existing structure of
NEB's tariffs and to carry out feasibility studies for
a hydro project are also included. Show Less -

This report is based on an earlier
recommendation for Malaysia's national agricultural
policy to remove specific biases against the agricultural
sectors so that its... Show More + terms of trade vis-a-vis the rest of the
economy could improve sufficiently to make agriculture a
more attractive source of income. The focus of this report
is on pricing interventions in agricultural markets, i.e.
the numerous mechanisms whereby returns to agricultural
activity are affected through changes in the prices of
outputs, intermediate inputs or factors of production. Rural
development programs depend crucially on the price
environment in which farmers operate. In the absence of
proper incentives for production, the provision of
infrastructure and/or research and extension will have
little effect. Conversely, a sectoral approach to
agriculture policy requires a comprehensive assessment of
the feasible role for prices, taxes, and subsidies in the
sector. Appropriate price incentives by themselves may be
inadequate for overcoming the major land, labor, technical,
and institutional constraints that currently restrict
agricultural growth in Malaysia. Show Less -

This report is based on an earlier
recommendation for Malaysia's national agricultural
policy to remove specific biases against the agricultural
sectors so that its... Show More + terms of trade vis-a-vis the rest of the
economy could improve sufficiently to make agriculture a
more attractive source of income. The focus of this report
is on pricing interventions in agricultural markets, i.e.
the numerous mechanisms whereby returns to agricultural
activity are affected through changes in the prices of
outputs, intermediate inputs or factors of production. Rural
development programs depend crucially on the price
environment in which farmers operate. In the absence of
proper incentives for production, the provision of
infrastructure and/or research and extension will have
little effect. Conversely, a sectoral approach to
agriculture policy requires a comprehensive assessment of
the feasible role for prices, taxes, and subsidies in the
sector. Appropriate price incentives by themselves may be
inadequate for overcoming the major land, labor, technical,
and institutional constraints that currently restrict
agricultural growth in Malaysia. Show Less -